• Listen

  What it means

  Means “to pay no attention whatsoever” — literally “to listen like a pig listens to thunder”. Used to describe someone who completely ignores what they’re being told.

  Vocabulary

  • słuchać — to listen, to obey
  • świnia — pig
  • grzmot — thunder

  Grammar note

  Comparative construction using 'jak' (like/as). 'Grzmotu' is genitive singular after 'słuchać'.

  Cultural context

  A vivid rural simile. Pigs are proverbially indifferent to noise, making this a colourful way to describe wilful inattention.

  Intermediate

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